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August House Publishing Company


Award-winning storytelling and folklore books and spoken word CDs. Titles for literacy use, language development, and diversity education. World folktale collections a specialty. Imprints include August House LittleFolk, an award-winning picture book line, and August House Audio, a line of storytelling audios from many cultures. Also a strong line of scary story titles for young readers. 240 titles in print.

Specifically interested in books with these subjects or themes: folklore, folktales

Main Address: 3500 Piedmont Road, NE Suite 310
Atlanta GA 30305 USA
Phone: 501-372-5450
Fax: 501-372-5579
Updated 12/19/2007

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1. Stone Soup (Paperback)
    Author: Heather Forest
    Illustrator: Susan Gaber
Ages 4-8 12/15/2005
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38 Reviews  
2. How & Why Stories (World Storytelling from August House) (Paperback)
    Author: Martha Hamilton
Ages 4-8 12/15/2005
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8 Reviews  
3. The Storyteller's Start-Up Book: Finding, Learning, Performing and Using...
    Author: Margaret Read MacDonald
(Unknown)  02/03/2006
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21 Reviews  
4. The Skit Book: 101 Skits from Kids (Paperback)
    Author: Margaret Read MacDonald
    Illustrator: Marie-Louise Scull
Young Adult 07/26/2006
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7 Reviews  
5. Ghost Stories from the American South (American Storytelling) (Paperback)
    Author: W.K. Mcneil
Ages 9-12 12/19/2005
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3 Reviews  
6. Surf War!: A Folktale from the Marshall Islands (Hardcover)
    Author: Margaret Read MacDonald
    Illustrator: Geraldo Valerio
Ages 4-8 07/16/2009
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8 Reviews  
7. Father Was a Wise Old Man (American Storytelling) (Audio CD)
    Author: Donald Davis
(Unknown)  01/27/2006
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1 Reviews  
8. Cajun Folktales (American Storytelling) (Paperback)
    Author: J. J. Reneaux
Ages 4-8 12/19/2005
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8 Reviews  
9. Grand Canyon (Audio CD)
    Author: Donald Davis
Ages 9-12 01/27/2006
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2 Reviews  
10. When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation (Hardcover)
    Author: Tim Tingle
    Illustrator: Stacey Schuett
Ages 4-8 12/21/2006
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13 Reviews  
11. Buried Treasures of the Appalachians (Paperback)
    Author: W. C. Jameson
(Unknown)  12/15/2005
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1 Reviews  
12. Wisdom Tales from Around the World (World Storytelling from August House...
    Author: Heather Forest
Ages 4-8 12/15/2005
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11 Reviews  
13. The Magic Apple: A Folktale from the Middle East (Story Cove: a World of...
    Author: Rob Cleveland
    Illustrator: Baird Hoffmire
Ages 4-8 01/30/2006
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3 Reviews  
14. Trickster Tales (World Storytelling from August House) (Paperback)
    Author: Josepha Sherman
Ages 4-8 12/27/2005
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3 Reviews  
15. Favorite Scary Stories of American Children (Grades 3-6) (Paperback)
    Author: Richard Young
Ages 4-8 12/19/2005
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20 Reviews  
16. Go To Sleep, Gecko!: A Balinese Folktale (Hardcover)
    Author: Margaret Read MacDonald
Ages 4-8 06/08/2006
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20 Reviews  
17. How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam (Story Cove: a World ...
    Author: Rob Cleveland
    Illustrator: Baird Hoffmire
Ages 4-8 01/30/2006
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5 Reviews  
18. Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil (Hardcover)
    Author: Pleasant DeSpain
    Illustrator: David Boston
Ages 4-8 12/29/2005
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2 Reviews  
19. The Clever Monkey: A Folktale from West Africa (Story Cove: a World of S...
    Author: Rob Cleveland
    Illustrator: Baird Hoffmire
Ages 4-8 01/31/2006
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20 Reviews  
20. Thirty-Three Multicultural Tales to Tell (American Storytelling) (Paperb...
    Author: Pleasant DeSpain
Ages 4-8 12/15/2005
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10 Reviews  
21. The Drum: A Folktale from India (Story Cove) (Paperback)
    Author: Rob Cleveland
    Illustrator: Tom Wrenn
Ages 4-8 01/30/2006
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8 Reviews  
22. Buried Treasures of the South (Kindle Edition)
    Author: W. C. Jameson
Ages 9-12 10/31/1992
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2 Reviews  
23. Listening for the Crack of Dawn (American Storytelling) (Paperback)
    Author: Donald Davis
(Unknown)  12/15/2005
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32 Reviews  
24. Adventures of High John the Conqueror (American Storytelling) (Paperback)
    Author: Steve Sanfield
Young Adult 01/10/2006
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1 Reviews  
25. American Children's Folklore (American Folklore Series) (Paperback)
    Author: Simon J. Bronner
Ages 4-8 01/26/2006
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4 Reviews  
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